Week 15 (5/2) Podcasting, continued

DUE:
Record audio for a promo for your group's library and choose background music and/or special effects (see Resources on week 14). Your promo will be 2-3 minutes long.

IN CLASS:
We will continue to work on podcasting. Please see Week 14 on the wiki for resources.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Editing in iTunes

A free decibel (audio level) meter plugin compatible with Garageband and other audio software.

Resources for Free Podcast Publishing

Free self-contained podcast publishing with Podbean.com

Low-cost podcast publishing with Liberated Syndication ($5/month, no bandwidth restrictions)

Free 2GB of webspace with Dropbox.com

Free blog service to create and publish an RSS feed: Tumblr, Blogspot, or Wordpress

Translate your blog's RSS feed into an iTunes-ready podcast feed using Feedburner

Apply to list your podcast in the iTunes store directory

Apple's Making a Podcast document (specs for iTunes listing) and FAQ for Podcast Makers

An interesting calculation of This American Life's bandwidth usage.

DUE NEXT WEEK (with Final Project):
Upload an mp3 of your group's completed 2-3 minute podcast promo to your group’s project site.

Please feel free to contact Brendan via email with any questions.